diff --git a/roles/etcdctl_etcdutl/tasks/main.yml b/roles/etcdctl_etcdutl/tasks/main.yml
index 39e87dc31..be0eea4e7 100644
--- a/roles/etcdctl_etcdutl/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/etcdctl_etcdutl/tasks/main.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     - etcdutl
   register: etcdxtl_install_result
   until: etcdxtl_install_result.rc == 0
-  retries: "{{ etcd_retries }}"
+  retries: 4
   delay: "{{ retry_stagger | random + 3 }}"
   changed_when: false
   when: container_manager ==  "docker"